The United States has said that it will not station any marine in the troubled Niger Delta. The Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Lagos Office, Mr. Tim Gerhardson, who made this known on Friday, also reiterated Washington�s support for … read more
THE total federally collected revenue fell by 14.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2007 to N1.094 trillion although nation�s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate etched up to 5.73 per cent. The Central Bank (CBN) in its economic … read more
CONTRABAND (textile materials, shoes and jewellery) worth several billions of naira imported into the country in four cargo planes belonging to foreign airlines (names withheld) have been impounded by officials of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigerian Customs … read more
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State and chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of the Kokori community, Mr. Benjamin Ojijevwe, has been killed under questionable circumstances in Warri by policemen attached to the Eagle … read more
AILING infrastructure in the aviation sector may soon be rehabilitated as the World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of N5.87 billion ($46.65 million) for Nigeria under the West and Central Africa Air Transport Safety and Security … read more
The United States is disturbed by the Sept. 26 arrest in Nigeria of an American aid worker accused of helping two Germans film and photograph oil facilities in the Niger Delta, the U.S. embassy in Nigeria said on Saturday. Judith … read more
Two oil workers’ unions, on Saturday, in Lagos gave a two-week ultimatum to the federal government to prevail on Conoil to comply with its workers’ demands. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association Of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National … read more
Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan yesterday asked the Bayelsa State government to “thoroughly investigate” the alleged monthly deductions of N2.5 million from allocations to the 24 Local Development Areas of the state during his tenure as governor. The Vice President … read more
FORMER military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday dared his critics, saying nobody could intimidate him. “You know, just like you journalists say: publish and be damned. I am a general; I have been in the military for 32 years. … read more
Activities at the cargo section of the Murtala Mohammed Interna-tional Airport (MMA), Lagos, has been paralysed and movement of cargo suspended due to disagreement between two groups of Nigeria Customs Service officials who have been fat loggerheads since Tuesday this … read more